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This Day in History for October 9 – Che Guevara Executed and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:00:20 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1888 – The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public (More info)

1936 – Harnessing the power of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam begins sending electricity over transmission lines spanning 266 miles (More info)

This Day in History for October 8

Shauna Wright — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:00:49 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1871 – The Great Chicago Fire begins and goes on to kill 250 people, leave 100,000 people homeless, and destroy thousands of buildings (More info)

1956 – The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history (More info)

This Day in History for October 7 – California Elects Schwarzenegger and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1849 – Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe dies at age 40 (More info)

1959 – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon (More info)

This Day in History for October 5 – PBS Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:00:10 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1921 – The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time (More info)

1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios (More info)

This Day in History for October 3 – Germany Unites and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863 – President Abraham Lincoln declares the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day (More info)

1951 – The “Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” one of the greatest moments in sports history, occurs (More info)

This Day in History for October 1 – Disney World Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:00:44 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens (More info)

1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials (More info)

This Day in History for September 13

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:00:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1814 – Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ (More info)

1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film (More info)

This Day in History for September 12

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:59:37 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1940 – Ancient cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France (More info)

1953 – Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (More info)

This Day in History for September 11

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:00:27 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there (More info)

1941 – Ground is broken on the construction of The Pentagon (More info)

This Day in History for September 10 – Last Guillotine Execution and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:00:19 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1608 – John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia (More info)

1897 – A London man is arrested for drunk driving, making him the first person apprehended for the crime (More info)

This Day in History for September 8 – Ford Pardons Nixon and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:00:59 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1504 – Michelangelo’s ‘David’ is unveiled in Florence, Italy (More info)

1966 – The first ‘Star Trek’ series premieres on NBC (More info)

This Day in History for September 7 – US Dubbed 'Uncle Sam' and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:00:20 +0000

1813 – The United States federal government gets its nickname, Uncle Sam (More info)

1921 – The first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey (More info)

This Day in History for September 6

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info)

1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info)

This Day in History for September 5

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:00:17 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1774 – First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (More info)

1836 – Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas (More info)

This Day in History for September 4

Shauna Wright — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:00:46 +0000

1888 – George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film (More info)

1957 – Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School (More info)

This Day in History for September 3

Shauna Wright — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:00:51 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1777 – During the American Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, the flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time (More info)

1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery (More info)

This Day in History for September 2

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:13 +0000

1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying St. Paul’s Cathedral and 10,000 other buildings (More info)

1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded (More info)

This Day in History for August 31

Shauna Wright — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:42 +0000

1803 – Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west (More info)

1888 – Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims, is murdered (More info)

This Day in History for August 30 – Thurgood Marshall Confirmed and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:59 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

30 BC – Cleopatra commits suicide (More info)

1963 – The “hotline” between the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union goes into operation (More info)

This Day in History for August 29 – Hurricane Katrina Strikes and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:18 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (More info)

1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded (More info)